The National September 11 Collection

The collections we present on this site represent a work in progress. Early collections embody the best efforts of staff across the National Museum of American History to document and preserve a wide range of stories about September 11. Recent collecting efforts have integrated a more collaborative community-based approach to find underrepresented and unknown stories. Each object, as material evidence of the attacks and their immediate aftermath, is a piece of a large and complex story. The collections will grow as we gain historical perspective and a greater understanding of the events of September 11.

 

La Colección Nacional 11 de Septiembre

La colección que presentamos en este sitio es una obra en progreso. Las primeras recopilaciones plasman los mejores esfuerzos del personal del Museo Nacional de Historia Americana por documentar y preservar una amplia gama de relatos acerca del 11 de septiembre. Los esfuerzos de colección recientes han integrado un enfoque más colaborativo, de base comunitaria, en busca de historias desconocidas o poco representadas. Cada objeto, como evidencia material de los ataques y su secuela inmediata, es un pedazo de una historia larga y compleja. Las colecciones crecerán a medida que ampliemos la perspectiva histórica y la comprensión de los eventos.

This uniform shirt was worn by security screener Terry Briggs at Baltimore Washington International Airport (BWI).
Description
This uniform shirt was worn by security screener Terry Briggs at Baltimore Washington International Airport (BWI). Terry Briggs joined TSA in March 2002 as one of the first three-hundred federal security screeners to be hired, trained, and deployed by the agency.
Location
Currently not on view
user
Transportation Security Administration
ID Number
2011.0161.01
catalog number
2011.0161.01
accession number
2011.0161
This handheld metal detector was used at security checkpoints at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport in 2002.Currently not on view
Description
This handheld metal detector was used at security checkpoints at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport in 2002.
Location
Currently not on view
user
Transportation Security Administration
maker
Garrett Electronics, Inc.
ID Number
2011.0161.04
catalog number
2011.0161.04
accession number
2011.0161
This checkpoint floor mat was designed and used by the TSA in 2002 to help manage the large number of people now being put through stricter and more thorough screenings. It helped travelers know where to stand while being wanded or patted down.Currently not on view
Description
This checkpoint floor mat was designed and used by the TSA in 2002 to help manage the large number of people now being put through stricter and more thorough screenings. It helped travelers know where to stand while being wanded or patted down.
Location
Currently not on view
user
Transportation Security Administration
ID Number
2011.0161.05
catalog number
2011.0161.05
accession number
2011.0161
Badge used by Federal Air Marshal Gerald E. Casey of the Seattle Field Office beginning in 2002. Badge # 1284.
Description
Badge used by Federal Air Marshal Gerald E. Casey of the Seattle Field Office beginning in 2002. Badge # 1284. The design, which features the FAA seal, continued to be used by the Air Marshals even though the service was transferred to the Transportation Security Administration in 2002.
Location
Currently not on view
user
Federal Air Marshal Service
maker
V. H. Blackinton & Co., Inc.
ID Number
2011.0161.07
catalog number
2011.0161.07
accession number
2011.0161
This original TSA seal, displayed at TSA headquarters in 2002, depicts a soaring bald eagle in front of a flag with nine stars and eleven stripes commemorating the attacks of 9/11.Currently not on view
Description
This original TSA seal, displayed at TSA headquarters in 2002, depicts a soaring bald eagle in front of a flag with nine stars and eleven stripes commemorating the attacks of 9/11.
Location
Currently not on view
user
Transportation Security Administration
ID Number
2011.0161.02
catalog number
2011.0161.02
accession number
2011.0161
The now familiar gray screening trays were designed by the TSA in 2002. Similar objects of varying size and color had previously existed at security checkpoints, but the gray bins were an innovation by the TSA to make security more uniform.
Description
The now familiar gray screening trays were designed by the TSA in 2002. Similar objects of varying size and color had previously existed at security checkpoints, but the gray bins were an innovation by the TSA to make security more uniform. These bins were used at security checkpoints at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport in 2002.
Location
Currently not on view
user
Transportation Security Administration
ID Number
2011.0161.03
catalog number
2011.0161.03
accession number
2011.0161
This is a typical outfit for a Federal Air Marshal in training. These T-shirts were worn by Federal Air Marshal Bill McCracken in 2002 as he was undergoing his initial FAMS training.Currently not on view
Description
This is a typical outfit for a Federal Air Marshal in training. These T-shirts were worn by Federal Air Marshal Bill McCracken in 2002 as he was undergoing his initial FAMS training.
Location
Currently not on view
user
Federal Air Marshal Service
maker
Gildan Activewear
Fruit of the Loom
ID Number
2011.0161.09
catalog number
2011.0161.09
accession number
2011.0161
Sign used at checkpoints at Grand Forks International Airport in North Dakota in 2002 that advises passengers that fireworks are prohibited on the commercial flights and will be confiscated by TSA screeners. It reads "Warning! Fireworks Forbidden."Currently not on view
Description
Sign used at checkpoints at Grand Forks International Airport in North Dakota in 2002 that advises passengers that fireworks are prohibited on the commercial flights and will be confiscated by TSA screeners. It reads "Warning! Fireworks Forbidden."
Location
Currently not on view
user
Transportation Security Administration
ID Number
2011.0161.06
catalog number
2011.0161.06
accession number
2011.0161
This red plastic training gun allows trainees who have never carried a firearm before to get familiar with the weight and feel of carrying a weapon. They are far cheaper than a real pistol and they don’t break in training.
Description
This red plastic training gun allows trainees who have never carried a firearm before to get familiar with the weight and feel of carrying a weapon. They are far cheaper than a real pistol and they don’t break in training. Their red color indicates that it is a training weapon and not a real gun.
Location
Currently not on view
user
Federal Air Marshal Service
maker
Armament Systems and Procedures, Inc.
ID Number
2011.0161.08
catalog number
2011.0161.08
accession number
2011.0161

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